Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering Spring 2018 PI：Assoc. Prof. Hiroto Tanaka 　Office：I3-406 E-mail：[email protected] Lab website：http://www.tanakah.mech.e.titech.ac.jp Interests in biology, fluid dynamics, and micro fabrication are highly encouraged! Environment and available skills Student office and experiment rooms：I3 - 404・104（Shared with Yamaura lab）, I3 - 101（Shared space of the school） Available skills：Motion analysis， Micro NC machining, UV laser machining, Fluid dynamic experiments, ANSYS Fluent, etc. 田中博人研究室田中博人研究室 Aero/Aqua Biomimetics Lab 田中博人研究室田中博人研究室 Aero/Aqua Biomimetics Lab Research direction We study biomechanics and fluid dynamics of flying / swimming animals such as hummingbirds and penguins aiming to create biomimetic small, agile, and safe aerial / aquatic robots. We also focus on biological micro structures for biomimetic components. Through these studies, we innovate biomimetic mechanisms possessing biological softness and micro structures. Ongoing researches Bachelor thesis themes in 2018 (tentative) “Development of on-board motion measurement system for penguins,” “Development of flapping-wing aerial robots mimicking hummingbirds,” etc. - Measurement of flexural stiffness of a specimen. - At-scale artificial wing and mechanical flapper. Force application pin Clamp Precise electric balance Z stage Hummingbird specimen Flapping-wing aerial robots mimicking hummingbirds Motion analysis of swimming penguins - Video recording with multiple water proof cameras at an aquarium. - 3-D motion analysis of the wings and body. Micro surface structures of penguins CFD analysis of riblets inspired from penguin feathers. Penguin-inspired underwater robots Collaborators：Dr. T. Yamasaki (Yamashina Institute for Ornithology), Dr. G. Shinohara (National Museum of Nature and Science)　 Measurement of fluid force with water tunnel and CFD.

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering Spring 2018

PI：Assoc. Prof. Hiroto Tanaka 　Office ：I3-406E-mail：[email protected] website：http://www.tanakah.mech.e.titech.ac.jp

Interests in biology, fluid dynamics, and micro fabrication are highly encouraged!

Environment and available skillsStudent office and experiment rooms：I3 - 404・104（Shared with Yamaura lab）,　　　　　　　　　 I3 - 101（Shared space of the school）Available skills：Motion analysis， Micro NC machining, UV laser machining, Fluid dynamic experiments, ANSYS Fluent, etc.

田中博人研究室田中博人研究室Aero/Aqua Biomimetics Lab

Research directionWe study biomechanics and fluid dynamics of flying / swimming animals such as hummingbirds and penguins aiming to create biomimetic small, agile, and safe aerial / aquatic robots. We also focus on biological micro structures for biomimetic components. Through these studies, we innovate biomimetic mechanisms possessing biological softness and micro structures.

Ongoing researches

Bachelor thesis themes in 2018 (tentative)“Development of on-board motion measurement system for penguins,” “Development of flapping-wing aerial robots mimicking hummingbirds,” etc.

- Measurement of flexural stiffness of a specimen.- At-scale artificial wing and mechanical flapper.

Forceapplicationpin

Clamp

Precise electricbalance

Z stageHummingbird specimen

Flapping-wing aerial robots mimickinghummingbirds

Motion analysis of swimming penguins

- Video recording with multiple water proofcameras at an aquarium.- 3-D motion analysis of the wings and body.

Micro surface structures of penguins

CFD analysis of ribletsinspired from penguin feathers.

Penguin-inspired underwater robots

Collaborators：Dr. T. Yamasaki (Yamashina Institute for Ornithology), Dr. G. Shinohara (National Museum of Nature and Science)　